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Saddam-era official issues message
July 31, 2010An audio message, purportedly from Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, has surfaced. Saddam Hussein's former military commander and vice president who has eluded capture since the fall of the Hussein regime more than seven years ago.
Building collapse in Italy kills 3
July 31, 2010A young married couple wrapped in an embrace were among three people found dead after an apartment building collapsed in southern Italy Friday night, an Italian rescue official said.
3 of 4 kidnapped Mexican journalists freed
July 31, 2010The signal of one of Mexico's largest television networks faded to black for almost an hour as a symbolic protest of violence against journalists.
Pakistan flooding death toll reaches 800
July 31, 2010The death toll from flooding in Pakistan has risen to at least 800, the information minister of a northern province said Saturday.
Venezuela sending troops to Colombian border
July 31, 2010Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has deployed troops to areas near the Colombian border and says he is reviewing plans for a potential war as tension between the two nations rises.
Thousands mourn stampede victims
July 31, 2010Thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday for a memorial service a week after a stampede at a German music festival left 21 people dead.
Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
July 31, 2010A senior Hamas member was killed during Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, Hamas security forces said Saturday. The violence occurred after a glimmer of progress in the Mideast peace process on Thursday.
Crews in Pakistan find voice, flight data recorders
July 31, 2010The data recorders for the plane that crashed and killed 152 people in Pakistan has been found, a government official said Saturday.
Iran hit by second moderate quake in 2 days
July 31, 2010A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern Iran on Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, a day after another moderate quake in the country's northeast left 170 people injured.
Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800 (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems.
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